Millions of tons of slate waste poised above the railway line
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Millions of tons of slate waste poised above the railway line
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 5 Oct 2007
The waste to make ratio of most quarries was in excess of 10:1. In the worst it was greater than 40:1.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.000961
Longitude
-3.945499